Cattle-stanchion



(No Model.)

1 MANWABING.

CATTLE STANOHION. No. 364,030. Patented May' 31, 1887.-

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UNITED STATES PATENT 'FFI'CE.

' DWIGHT MANVARING, OF ALGONA, IOYVA.

CATTLE-SITANCHION.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 364,030, dated May 31, 1887.

Application filed January ll, 18:7.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DWIGHT MANWARING, of Algona, in the county of Kossuth and State of Iowa, have invented a new and Improved GattleStanchiou, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a novel form of cattle stanchion, wherein the parts are so arranged that the neck bars are yieldingly mounted, and consequently the comfort of the Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar figures of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a face View of the stanchion, representing the parts as they appear when the neck-bars are moved to permit the animal to withdraw its head. Fig. 2 is a similar view, the, parts being represented as they appear when the neck-bars are moved together or closed; and Fig. 3 is a view of the opposite side of the device, representing the neck-bars In the drawings above referred to, 10 represents a base plate or beam that is spiked or otherwise secured to the floor of the stable. To the base-plate 10 there are secured vertieal standards 11, which carry an upper cross bar, 12.

To one face of the crossbar 12 there is connected a rod, l3, from which there are suspended neck-bars 14, connection between the rod 13 and the neck-bars being established by means of chains 15, the rod 13 passing through the upper links of the chain, as indicated. The lower ends of the neck-bars 14: are adjustably connected by means of a chain, 16, that is provided with a branch, 17, the neck bars being brought into engagement with the proper links of the main and auxiliary chains by means of pins 18, that are passed through the lower ends of the bars and through the The chains 15 are connected to a lever, 20, by means of links 19, said lever 20 being pivotally connected at a to the upper cross-bar,12. To this lever 20 there is connected a doublepronged hook, 21, which may be brought into Serial No.22L066. (No model.)

engagement with one end of the rod 13, as in- 5Q when the neclebars are to be held in the position in which they are shown in Fig. 3, the prongs of the hooks 21 are brought into engagement with the staples or eyes 22, that are carried by a strip, 23, or fixed to any proper permanent support. 6o

YVhen it is desired to simultaneously open or close said stanchions, I employ such a strip as 23, which is arranged as indicated in Fig. 3, being supported in proper bearings. By moving this strip in the direction of the ar- 6 row shown in Fig. 3, the neck-bars'will be opened and the animals released.

\Vith such a stanchion'as has been described it will be seen that the animal will havea certain amount of play and freedom, owing to -the lower ends of the neck-bars being conpected to the floor or base, substantially as set orth.

2. The combination, with a vertical frame, of neck-bars suspended therefrom by separate chains and connected to each other and the lower portion of the frame by other chains, substantially as described.

3. The combination, with a vertical frame 0 carrying a horizontal rod, 13, of chains arranged to slide upon said rod, neck-bars connected to the chains, means for drawing the chains toward each other and locking the bars in place, and a main and auxiliary chain connected to the lowerends of the neckbars. the main chain being connected to the lower part of the frame, substantially as described.

4. The combination, with a vertical frame, chains, and a locking device, snhstantially as of a horizontal rod carried thereby, chains ardescribed. ranged to slide upon the rod neck-bars connected to the chains and t0 the lower portion DWIGHT MANVVARING' of the frame, a lever pivotally connected to Witnesses:

the upper cross-bar 0f the frame, links con- F. M. TAYLOR,

meeting the lever and the upper suspending- GUY L. TAYLOR. 

